Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 47 graduates a year

$74,958
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,277
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$100,647
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#214 of 258
Rank by pay
#194 of 258
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg graduates in electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Compares for Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

All 258 colleges reporting electrical, electronics, and communications engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$250,168$254,423#1$139,337
2University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$200,543$182,481#2$137,295
3Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$161,118$141,881#4$117,345
4Cornell University Ithaca, NY$147,241$140,143#5$100,516
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$146,003$148,442#3$96,997
6Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$143,332$136,422#7$84,019
7The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY$139,068$132,364#9—
8Rice University Houston, TX$136,656$138,939#6$96,751
9University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$131,532$119,686#13$89,684
10University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$126,209$114,842#23$85,369
…
211Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$93,561$99,584#142$76,520
212Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA$93,277$94,864#192$74,958
213Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, PA$93,277$94,864#193$74,958
214Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown, PA$93,277$94,864#194$74,958
215Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$93,277$94,864#195$74,958
216Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI$93,201$96,980#170$74,901
217Trine University Angola, IN$92,945$99,713#141$73,923

Other Majors at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,729$84,050#41 of 459
Computer Engineering$112,269$85,446#67 of 189
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$98,637$73,941#19 of 99
Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714$68,552#74 of 452
Information Science/Studies$91,671$66,209#31 of 148
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032$77,955#327 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$88,192$63,425#136 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$87,997$69,772#240 of 318
Human Resources Management and Services$81,755$58,884#24 of 187
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$81,617$35,324#7 of 17
Civil Engineering$81,403$67,966#170 of 233
Economics$81,228$55,418#171 of 368
Marketing$79,343$50,729#75 of 516
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$76,246$50,587#21 of 178
Health and Medical Administrative Services$75,396$49,749#40 of 275
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$73,308$58,140#90 of 126
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,218$51,562#312 of 1176
Biological and Physical Sciences$69,102$35,639#9 of 33
Political Science and Government$68,918$41,201#136 of 565
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,399$30,133#46 of 610
Biology$64,910$33,417#188 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,195$37,834#127 of 476
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,877$37,240#255 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$55,505$34,181#288 of 660
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$53,362$45,795#138 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$52,131$50,006#144 of 345
English Language and Literature$50,299$29,848#241 of 576
Psychology$49,543$32,408#544 of 1027
Sociology$49,197$35,016#309 of 462
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$45,943$34,030#104 of 172

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,958 one year after graduating and $93,277 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg rank for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering?

Among 258 colleges reporting earnings for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering graduates, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg ranks #214 by median pay four years after graduation, and #194 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is electrical, electronics, and communications engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for electrical, electronics, and communications engineering ($100,647), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.